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Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal at the Paralympics?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, Germany, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to achieve this feat.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete has won the most Paralympic medals?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Javelin throw
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Explanation

Devendra Jhajharia has won a total of four Paralympic medals, including two golds, one silver, and one bronze, making him the most successful Indian para-athlete at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Shot put
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Devendra Jhajharia won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, setting a new world record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the shot put at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Discus throw
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Deepa Malik won a gold medal in the women's shot put F53 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Long jump
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Yogesh Kathuniya won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F56 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, setting a new world record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the long jump at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. High jump
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Explanation

Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal in the men's long jump T42 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, setting a new Asian record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Wheelchair racing
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Nishad Kumar won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, setting a new Asian record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the wheelchair racing T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Swimming
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Pradeep Singh won a gold medal in the men's wheelchair racing T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the swimming S5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Badminton
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Suyash Jadhav won a gold medal in the men's swimming S5 200m freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, setting a new Asian record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the badminton SL3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Table tennis
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Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal in the men's badminton SL3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in badminton at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the table tennis TT6 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Powerlifting
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Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women's table tennis TT6 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in table tennis at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Archery
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Sakina Khatun won a gold medal in the women's powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the archery event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Shooting
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Explanation

Harvinder Singh won a gold medal in the men's archery individual recurve event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in archery at the Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the shooting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Wheelchair basketball
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Explanation

Manish Narwal won a gold medal in the men's shooting P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, setting a new world record in the process.

Multiple choice

Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the wheelchair basketball event at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Boccia
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Explanation

The Indian men's wheelchair basketball team won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games, defeating Japan in the final.